Prep football: Marin Catholic offense clicking in rout over Redwood

From the opening whistle the Marin Catholic High football team was pedal to the metal.

The Wildcats' high-powered offense scored on its first six possessions of the game en route to a 51-12 win over visiting Redwood on Saturday.

Quarterback Jared Goff, who completed all eight of his passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns, made quick work on all of MC's first four possessions. In the first quarter, Goff hit Colton Hanley for a 21-yard score and Andrew Celis for scores of 18 and 79 yards.

"I thought we played fast and we got out to a quick start," Marin Catholic coach Mazi Moayed said. "Everything started up front for us with our O-line. The offensive line did a great job. They controlled the trenches and they did a good job run blocking and pass blocking."

Running back Akili Terry also got going early. Terry, who ran for 167 yards on eight carries, finished the afternoon with touchdown runs of 58, 53 and 24 yards.

"I felt like my linemen blocked real well. And I want to give credit to my receivers for blocking downfield because they really helped out a lot and opened up big plays for Jared and myself," Terry said. "I believe we had a good week of practice and that showed on the field."

As flashy as the Wildcats offense looked, their defense wasn't to be overshadowed.

The Wildcats had four sacks, one forced fumble, one safety and one interception that Chris Righetti took back 27 yards for a score.

Despite the tough start for the Giants (1-4, 1-1), they were able to bounce back in the second half behind the play of running back Khari Haynes. Haynes finished the game with 128 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns on carries of 49 and 25 yards.

"During the talk at halftime we built some confidence and we felt like we weren't going to go out empty-handed," Haynes said. "MC is a great team. I believe we fought and we put in work and effort to try our best."

"We came out pretty flat. It wasn't exactly what we were expecting to have happen," Redwood coach Corky Henderson said. "We really caught the buzzsaw. You can't say anything other than that (the Wildcats) are really good."